Have a look at this Slideshare presentation about Rough House. It has details of what we do, who we work with, and how we can “Make the media work for you”. Rough House Overview from Ann Wright We would welcome your feedback. If you would like more information about any of our services, then […]

On Friday, I got a call from a PR friend of mine, asking for my thoughts about a problem facing one of her clients. I thought it might be useful to share her problem, and the advice that I offered. The client had received an email from someone purporting to be from a TV company. In it, […]

Well, it’s 2013 and we’re back to work with a vengeance. January is, of course, a time for resolutions, so we thought we ought to make some for Rough House. The company is now into our 15th year – which is pretty amazing – and though we are continuing to combine media training courses, consultancy and […]

How much influence does your organisation have? If you pick up the phone to discuss a key issue with someone in a position of power, do they listen? In fact, have they even heard of your organisation? The unfortunate fact is that if they haven’t, your influence isn’t going to be that great. And if […]

As a charity, how do you reach out to potential donors, volunteers, fundraisers – and indeed users of your services? Are you sure you are using the media to the best advantage? The benefits for charities of being good at media relations are massive. Here are three charities who have done this extremely successfully, by […]

This week, I’ve been working with a client to develop a media strategy, so just wanted to share with you how we go about this. Before we started, I set them the task of working out the three most important ‘key messages’ they wanted the public/potential customers/the media to know and remember about their business. […]

First things first: what is a lead time? A lead time is the time between when a newspaper or magazine is ‘put to bed’ and the time of its actual publication. And why should that matter to you? Well if you want to persuade a newspaper or magazine to cover your story it is […]

There’s no doubt about it – TV coverage is fantastic exposure for your business, your event, your organisation. Just look at the viewing figures: Over 4 million people watch the One Show About 1.5 million people watch BBC Breakfast Up to 2 million people watch Loose Women on ITV And even regional TV news programmes […]

Podcasts are increasingly being used in websites and for good reason. They’re a brilliant way for your business or organisation to convey it’s message directly to the audience and present it with a human voice, without the filter of a journalist or radio producer deciding which bits of an interview to use. They can be […]

At the press release masterclass I ran last week, we looked a large number of press releases – good and bad. One thing was abundantly clear. It is not just the content that is important in how successful it is. The way a press release is laid out has a real bearing on how likely […]